August 2023
The Sanderson Brothers; Yachting in St. George’s Bay in the 1880s
Two brothers, Frank (Francis Joseph) and Fred (Frederick William) Sanderson, played a big part in yachting in St. George’s Ba...
Australian Wooden Boat Festival; Wooden Gems
The seagulls in Hobart are more raucous and the air looks much clearer, concluded Boating NZ’s Australian correspondent Kevin...
125 years of model yachting
The Christchurch Model Yacht Club celebrated sailing on Lake Victoria in the central city’s Hagley Park for 125 years with an...
One Family’s Boating Journey; A picnic too far
As the wave broke over my mother, I knew we had to turn back and that I’d probably never hear the end of our latest adventure...
Fitting a diesel heater; Warming welcome
Fitting a safe, efficient diesel heater to your vessel makes winter boating much more enjoyable – and doing so is not beyond ...
A lucky escape
Christian and I have a new birthday: February 11, 2023. On that day we nearly drowned, only surviving thanks to tons of luck....
Marquesas – the real, real world
Tom and Harriet Linskey break their trans-Pacific journey at the isolated Marquesas Islands, halfway between Panama and New Z...
A century of action
Association seeks funds to continue its advocacy work on behalf of Auckland boaters.
Seize every moment!
Occasional contributor George Empson’s photo somewhere on this page reminded me that boating takes many forms – and that Kiwi...
Playing foul?
Good haul-outs and boatyards capture and treat all byproducts of the maintenance process to prevent toxins and chemicals from...
Remote beauty
A popular way to get onto the water to fish is to utilise one of the island’s charter boats.
Ovlov turns 45, opens a new branch
This year also marks further expansion for the Ovlov Marine team with a third Ovlov branch – Ovlov Marine Gulf Harbour Ltd (O...